Football: Top 15 footballers who are/were more famous than their clubs (With Pictures)

3. Magico Gonzalez – Cadiz

Few clubs are as synonymous with a single player as Cadiz are with Magico Gonzalez. It is a testament to the player’s global celebrity that even today, almost a quarter of a century since he played for the club, that Gonzalez is still more famous himself than the current Spanish third tier side. Cadiz have spent a total of 12 seasons in their history in the top flight, seven came whilst Gonzalez was at the club.

By far the club’s greatest ever player, before the arrival of Diego Maradona at Barcelona, Cadiz were the most watched team to tour the United States in the 1980s, despite the team themselves being largely uninspiring, such was the appeal and excitement in witnessing the skill and ability of the Salvadoran forward.